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Bassel Asfahani, Senior Functional Consultant

Bassel Asfahani

Senior Functional Consultant·Capital Banking Solutions

Lebanon

Master's degree, MBA management concentration

Work experience

Total years of experience: 20 years, 9 months

Senior Functional Consultant

April 2022 - Present

Capital Banking Solutions

Beirut, Lebanon

April 2022 - Present

• Participate in the analysis and design of clients’ business requirement
• Implement and support of banking solutions while enforcing project deadlines and schedules
• Ensure deliverables to the client in coordination with the concerned departments

PROJECTS:
- Installing/implementing/ the SwiftManager Application to cater the new Target RTGS payment regulation at Wormser Bank - France,
- Installing/implementing/ the SwiftManager Application to cater the new CBPR+ at Sabadel Morocco
- Upgrade Migration Project for Sabadel Morocco, Handled the Treasury and Exchange applications
Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Information Technology

Business Consultant

October 2020 - August 2022

Business Consultant

Beirut, Lebanon

October 2020 - August 2022

Projects:
- Beirut Baptist School (Oct 2020 - April 2021) : Accounting & Inventory Management Project at the School : Defining school assets Labeling and adding "bar codes" to school assets. Adding/updating data on Microsoft Dynamics NAV
- Inspire Business Consult SARL - Partner of Finastra (April 2021 August 2021) : Installing/implementing/ testing New Swift release-2021 CAT7XX on multiple banks including: Trade Bank of Iraq- Iraq, Al Mawarid Bank - Lebanon, Lebanon Gulf Bank - Lebanon.
Participating in the implementation of the Corporate Channel application FCC at Sohar Bank - Oman.
Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Consulting

Product Manager

August 2021 - April 2022

Azentio

Beirut, Lebanon

August 2021 - April 2022

• Handling the Trade Finance Application
• Set product strategy and identify the market requirement
• Analyze and validate new requirements and solutions
• Provide new Business and System Solutions geared toward catering bank requirement
• Prioritize, lead and plan the development of the new requirements (roadmap)

PROJECTS:
Gap analysis, collect requirements and validate new requirements for multiple Banks in the Trade Finance Business, and SWIFT including: Al Baraka Bank group, SUMMIT Bank- Pakistan, IIAB - Jordan, Nizwa Bank- Oman and other International Banks.
Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Information Technology

Senior business analyst

January 2020 - July 2020

Emcrey

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2020 - July 2020

- Determine operational objectives by studying business functions; gathering information; evaluating output requirements and formats
- Construct workflow charts and diagrams; studying system capabilities; writing specifications
- Define project requirements by identifying project milestones, phases and elements
- Conduct and coordinate financial, product, market, operational and related research to support strategic and business planning within the various departments and programs
- Create informative and actionable reporting that highlights relevant business trends and opportunities for improvement
Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Information Technology

Senior Consultant

April 2018 - December 2019

Capital Banking Solutions

Beirut, Lebanon

April 2018 - December 2019

- Participate in the analysis and design of customer's business requirement
- Identify, document and report banking products deficiencies/enhancements
- Enforce project deadlines and schedules
- Conduct customers & internal training on the functionalities of the banking solution
- Implementation and support of banking of banking solutions
- Prepare progress reports periodically in coordination with Project and/or Department Manager
- Provide pre-sales support and product demonstration
- Ensure deliverables to the client in coordination with the concerned departments
Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Consulting

Associate Principle Business Analyst

April 2016 - April 2018

Path Solutions

Beirut, Lebanon

April 2016 - April 2018

Responsible over : Trade Finance, Swift and Facilty management modules
- Setting product strategy and identifying the market requirement
- Analyzing and validating new requirements and solutions
- Working with other Departments for planning release management
- Product documentation and marketing materials
- Participate in Pre-Sales activities
Company industry:
Software Development
Job role:
Management

letter of credit officer

November 2011 - March 2016

First National Bank SAL

Beirut, Lebanon

November 2011 - March 2016

-Issuing letters of credit (import/export), incoming/outgoing collection
-complying letters of credit documents
-Acceptance and settlement of letters of credit and collections.
- Complying daily work
-Preparing end of month department’s reports including Central bank monthly report.
- Minor knowledge in letter of Guarantee
.
Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Business Support Officer

July 2010 - November 2011

First National Bank SAL

Beirut, Lebanon

July 2010 - November 2011

- Following up branches updates and performance
- Gathering branches data and information concerning loans and product sales
- Evaluating branches performance concerning loans and product sales
- Attracting new clients to the bank (especially personal retail clients)
- Assisting and solving branches problems (personal loans, car loans)
Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Back office Officer

November 2009 - July 2010

First National Bank SAL

Beirut, Lebanon

November 2009 - July 2010

- Clearing checks (work includes preparing approvals for clients)
- Closing daily checks bought
- Domiciliation: (phones, mobiles phones, EDL bills, etc...)
- Exchanges Forward contract
- Responsible over the Teller Unit
Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Head Teller

November 2007 - November 2009

First National Bank SAL

Beirut, Lebanon

November 2007 - November 2009

- Responsible for all cash (in/out)
- Handling daily transaction: transfers cash and check deposit and withdrawal
- Establishing customer relationship
- Responsible over two other tellers
- Promoting products (credit cards, debit cards, loans, etc…)
- ATM replenishment and transactions
Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Banking

Teller

October 2005 - November 2007

First National Bank SAL

Beirut, Lebanon

October 2005 - November 2007

- Handling daily transactions: transfers cash and check deposits and withdrawals
- Establishing firm customer relationships
Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Banking

translator

July 2004 - September 2004

World Vision

Beirut, Lebanon

July 2004 - September 2004

Work included data entry and translation of information from Arabic to English
Company industry:
Other Business Support Services
Job role:
Administration

Education

La Sagesse University

December 2013

December 2013

Master's degree, MBA management concentration

Lebanon

La Sagesse University

June 2005

June 2005

Bachelor's degree, Business administration and finance

Lebanon

Skills

Management
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Management
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Teamwork
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Teamwork
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Banking Operations
Expert
Banking Operations
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SWIFT messaging
Expert
SWIFT messaging
Expert
Letters Of Credit
Expert
Letters Of Credit
Expert
letter of credit
Expert
letter of credit
Expert
microsoft office
Expert
microsoft office
Expert
banking operation
Expert
banking operation
Expert
Management
Expert
Management
Expert
Teamwork
Expert
Teamwork
Expert
Banking Operations
Expert
Banking Operations
Expert
SWIFT messaging
Expert
SWIFT messaging
Expert
Letters Of Credit
Expert
Letters Of Credit
Expert

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert
French
Expert

Memberships

FNB SAL team club

activities

June 2012

Training and Certifications

Certifications
CertificateOfCompletion_Project Management Foundations_ Schedules
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CertificateOfCompletion_Project Management Foundations_ Requirements
Jul 2020
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Project _Management _Foundations - Ethics
Jul 2020
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CertificateOfCompletion_Project Management Foundations
Jul 2020
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Become a Project Manager
Aug 2020
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Training
Certified Mystery Shopper Program
chamber of commerce
Jul 2011
In house Seminar for letters of credit and letters of guarantees
Dr. Gabriel Chami
Sep 2013

Hobbies

  • Sports; basketball,snowboard- music: guitar